Storytel
Market Cap
kr13.3b
Last Updated
2020/11/26 19:16 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Storytel AB (publ) provides audiobooks and e-books streaming services. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet with high growth potential.
Share Price & News
How has Storytel's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: STORY B is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Swedish stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 7% a week.
Volatility Over Time: STORY B's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-3.9%
STORY B
5.1%
SE Media
0.6%
SE Market
1 Year Return
77.2%
STORY B
50.4%
SE Media
17.1%
SE Market
Return vs Industry: STORY B exceeded the Swedish Media industry which returned 50% over the past year.
Return vs Market: STORY B exceeded the Swedish Market which returned 16.7% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| STORY B | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -3.9% | 5.1% | 0.6% |
| 30 Day | -4.3% | 17.8% | 8.0% |
| 90 Day | -12.0% | 8.1% | 8.3% |
| 1 Year | 77.2%77.2% | 50.4%50.4% | 18.9%17.1% |
| 3 Year | 199.3%199.3% | 138.7%136.5% | 41.5%26.2% |
| 5 Year | 831.1%831.1% | -24.9%-39.0% | 63.2%31.7% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Storytel's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
2 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
Earnings Update: Storytel AB (publ) (STO:STORY B) Just Reported Its Third-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts1 month ago | Simply Wall St
What Percentage Of Storytel AB (publ) (STO:STORY B) Shares Do Insiders Own?3 months ago | Simply Wall St
Chief Commercial Officer Ingrid Bojner Just Bought 91% More Shares In Storytel AB (publ) (STO:STORY B)Valuation
Is Storytel undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
10.44x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate STORY B's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate STORY B's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: STORY B is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the XE Media industry average.
PE vs Market: STORY B is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Swedish market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate STORY B's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: STORY B is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (10.4x) compared to the SE Media industry average (3.6x).
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Future Growth
How is Storytel forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 3 analysts?
62.0%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: STORY B is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (0.5%).
Earnings vs Market: STORY B is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: STORY B's is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: STORY B's revenue (24.1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Swedish market (3.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: STORY B's revenue (24.1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: STORY B's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (6%).
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Past Performance
How has Storytel performed over the past 5 years?
-56.5%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: STORY B is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: STORY B is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: STORY B is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 56.5% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare STORY B's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: STORY B is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Media industry (-5.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: STORY B has a negative Return on Equity (-15.79%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Storytel's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: STORY B's short term assets (SEK1.1B) exceed its short term liabilities (SEK557.3M).
Long Term Liabilities: STORY B's short term assets (SEK1.1B) exceed its long term liabilities (SEK48.2M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: STORY B is debt free.
Reducing Debt: STORY B has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 5.9%.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: STORY B has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: STORY B has sufficient cash runway for 1.8 years if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 37% each year.
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Dividend
What is Storytel current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate STORY B's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate STORY B's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if STORY B's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if STORY B's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of STORY B's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Swedish market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Jonas Tellander (50 yo)
5.83yrs
Tenure
Mr. Jonas Tellander serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Storytel AB since 2015 and Director of Storytel AB since 2006. He is Founder of Storytel AB. Education/background: MSc in Electrical Engineer...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 5.83yrs | no data | 7.85% SEK 1.0b | |
| Interim Chief Financial Officer | 0.83yr | no data | 0.0045% SEK 603.3k | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 3.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Interim Chief Technology Officer | 1.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Communications | 1.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Development Officer & Head of Expansion | 2.83yrs | no data | 0.39% SEK 51.7m | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 2.83yrs | no data | 0.049% SEK 6.5m | |
| Chief Financial Officer (Leave of Absence) | 0.75yr | no data | 0.029% SEK 3.8m | |
| Chief Technology Officer (Leave of Absence) | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Intelligence | 3.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Content | 2.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Innovation | 1.83yrs | no data | no data |
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
45yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: STORY B's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 5.83yrs | no data | 7.85% SEK 1.0b | |
| Independent Director | 5.83yrs | no data | 0.11% SEK 14.7m | |
| Independent Director | 5.83yrs | no data | 0.066% SEK 8.8m | |
| Chairman of the Board of Directors | 5.83yrs | no data | 3.24% SEK 431.9m | |
| Independent Director | 1.5yrs | no data | 0.0048% SEK 639.3k | |
| Independent Director | 0.50yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 0.50yr | no data | no data |
5.8yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: STORY B's board of directors are considered experienced (5.8 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: STORY B insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 11.4%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Storytel AB (publ)'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Storytel AB (publ)
- Ticker: STORY B
- Exchange: OM
- Founded:
- Industry: Publishing
- Sector: Media
- Market Cap: kr13.318b
- Shares outstanding: 62.53m
- Website: https://www.storytel.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Storytel AB (publ)
- Tryckerigatan 4
- Stockholm
- Stockholm County
- 111 28
- Sweden
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STORY B | OM (OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm) | Yes | Series B Shares | SE | SEK | Aug 2015 |
| 0GBU | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Series B Shares | GB | SEK | Aug 2015 |
| DST | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Series B Shares | DE | EUR | Aug 2015 |
| STRY.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Series B Shares | US | USD | Aug 2015 |
Biography
Storytel AB (publ) provides audiobooks and e-books streaming services. It operates in two segments, Streaming and Publishing. The company offers a subscription service for audio books and e-books under the...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/11/26 19:16 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/11/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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